A study by Dr Saul Justin Newman (Centre for Longitudinal Studies) has won the first-ever Ig Nobel award in Demography at this year’s 34th Ig Nobel Prizes. His work reveals fundamental flaws in the data about the world’s oldest people and patterns of extreme longevity.
The Japanese government has run one of the largest nutritional surveys in the world, dating back to 1975. From then until now, Okinawa has had the worst health in Japan. They’ve eaten the least vegetables; they’ve been extremely heavy drinkers.
:doomjack: The Okinawans themselves will tell you this, in a lot of respects that island is Japan’s dumping ground.
:doomjack: The Okinawans themselves will tell you this, in a lot of respects that island is Japan’s dumping ground.